San Diego Spinal Injury Attorney

Nerve pain consisting of sharp shooting pains, heat, numbness and tingling, loss of feeling and needles and pins sensations can often be indications of a compression of the nerve by a portion of the disc material, cushioning each segment of the spine, which has extruded or becomes compressed upon a nerve sufficiently to cause initial intermittent neurological complaints. Neurological complaints from above or below the belt line, which travel down the buttock into a portion of the leg, can be a clear indication of a herniated disc, damage in the lumbar spine or other spinal injury.

Intermittent numbness radiating from the neck into specific fingers of the individual's hand can also be an indication of a disc injury or other spinal damage in the cervical spine. Failure to properly diagnose and treat these conditions can lead not only to unnecessary delay in the appropriate medical care but can also result in permanent nerve pain and a compromised recovery if indeed surgery, through discectomy or fusion, is required.

San Diego Spinal Injury Attorney Gary Sernaker knows that a personal injury attorney should understand the significance of the physical complaints that a patient may have following an auto accident or other trauma in order to discuss with them whether or not the appropriate medical care they are receiving and medical testing available has been provided in order to correctly and accurately diagnose the individual’s condition for them to receive the most appropriate medical care to obtain an optimum result. He has fought successfully to make sure that his clients have received the appropriate diagnostic testing in order to correctly determine the cause of their physical complaints. X-rays do not show this damage. MRI’s are the most effective way to confirm whether or not there is disc damage or other pre-existing asymptomatic spinal conditions which may have been aggravated or triggered as a result of the forces and velocities exerted upon the individual’s spine during an auto collision. The forces exerted upon an individual’s body can find the “weak link” in the chain, of their spine. They may be susceptible to injury even though they did not cause any complaints until they were affected by trauma.

There are many times that doctors and their staff are too busy to listen to a patient to discuss all of their physical complaints. Often there can be subtle but important clues about the severity of a patient’s medical condition that are not accepted, considered or even believed by the patient’s own treating physician. Many times it is important to have someone take the time to really listen when you are hurt and be knowledgeable enough to know exactly what to ask you in an effort to make sure that the cause of your injuries are not overlooked or ignored.

Having a San Diego Spinal Injury Attorney who knows what to listen for, and what to ask about, provides very important protection to ensure that you or a family member who have been injured through the fault of another individual or company actually receive the medical care, diagnostic testing, and follow up treatment that they are entitled to in order to make the fastest and best recovery available.

Under California civil law, an accident victim is generally entitled to monetary compensation when his or her back injuries are caused as the result of the intentional, negligent, or reckless conduct of another person or entity. Although each case is different and very fact specific, the law generally allows compensation for medical expenses, lost earnings if the victim was employed and unable to work as the result of the accident, expenses related to physical therapy, pain and suffering, and certain other damages as the law allows. Victims of auto or other types of accidents who suffer back injuries are advised to have their case reviewed by an experienced San Diego Spinal Injury Attorney to determine exactly how much he or she may be entitled to.

If you or a loved one has suffered a spinal injury due to the carelessness or negligence of another individual or entity, contact San Diego Spinal Injury Attorney Gary Sernaker today for a free consultation.